An Eye Opener

In the time of major natural calamity, golden rules followed by the disciplined and orderly Japanese with utter sincerity.

10 things to learn from japan-

1. THE CALM
 
 Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.
 
 
 
 2. THE DIGNITY :  Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.
 
 
 
 3. THE ABILITY
 
 The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.
 
 
 
 4. THE GRACE
 
 People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.
 
 
 
 5. THE ORDER
 
 No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.
 
 
 
 6. THE SACRIFICE
 
 Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?
 
 
 
 7. THE TENDERNESS
 
 Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.
 
 
 
 8. THE TRAINING
 
 The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.
 
 
 
 9. THE MEDIA
 
 They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.
 
 
 
 10. THE CONSCIENCE
 
 When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly